tackling life as a real person in a foreign land

follow my travels as i work in frankfurt tackling both life as a real person and as an awkward foreign person...

Monday, June 6, 2011

what we have here, is a failure to communicate

first conversation of the day:
me: hallo ich bin ein...ein...Prakti....Prakti.....[pause]
receptionist: Praktikantin?

translation:
me: hi, im an....id, idi....
receptionist: idiot?

germany 1. kweeks 0.

second conversation of the day...
let's just say i tried to introduce myself to a bunch of other interns, and instead just labeled myself as a tard face foreigner

2-0, deutschland

fourth conversation of the day (the third was in english...)
boss: do you know how to ___?
me: not really
repeat ten times.

3-0

lunch conversation:
successfully completed, in german. i only understood about half of what he was saying, but i dont think he knew. the urge to stand up on the table and yell HORNDOG KWEEKS TRAIN was overwhelming.

final score: germany 3. kweeks 1.

we shall meet again deutschland...

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